The Government has announced package of more than £76m in new funding to support the most vulnerable during the pandemic.
The money will go towards charities supporting vulnerable children, victims of domestic abuse, and victims of modern slavery and will be used to provide more safe spaces and accommodation for victims of abuse, in the recruitment of workers for victims of sexual violence, and for frontline charities supporting those in need, including virtual or phone-based services.
The announcement came during the daily Downing Street press conference by the Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick
He announced that 28,131 people have now died, an increase of 621 fatalities since yesterday.
1,129,907 tests have now been carried out in the UK, he says, including 105,937 tests carried out yesterday.
182,260 people have tested positive, an increase of 4,806 cases since yesterday.
14,695 people are currently in hospital with coronavirus, down from 15,111 yesterday.
The minister also announced that Dame Louise Casey has been appointed by the prime minister and himself to lead a new task force so oversee the national effort to ensure those rough sleepers now in accommodation receive the support they need and move into long-term safe, sustainable accommodation once the pandemic is over.
